Who was better at catching outlaws: the law officers or bounty hunters? Ted Mulligan Massapequa, New York That’s pretty hard to say. Bounty hunters...
Who was better at catching outlaws: the law officers or bounty hunters?
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What can you tell me about Indians who fought in the Civil War?
What can you tell me about Indians who fought in the Civil War? William Boyd More Morristown, Tennessee Some 3,600 Indians reportedly served in the...
What did the wagon trains do for toilet paper during those long trips across the country?
What did the wagon trains do for toilet paper during those long trips across the country? Carl Spurrier Owensboro, Kentucky Travelers used grass or...
What were the standard supplies on a chuckwagon?
What were the standard supplies on a chuckwagon? Hugh Howard True West Maniac #9 Lawrenceville, Georgia The chuckwagon had sparse provisions....
I am follicly challenged (ala Telly Savalas). Were there any bald-headed folks of note in the Old West?
I am follicly challenged (ala Telly Savalas). Were there any bald-headed folks of note in the Old West? Joe Rios Adkins, Texas Since men covered...
Movie Westerns Back in Print
Dorchester Publications is among a fairly finite number of publishers who continue to print both original and older Western novels. In its latest...
Hoppy Re-Upped
Joining his fellow spur-bearing good guy, the Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy may return to big screens in 2011. Producer Mark Canton (300) seems to...
Ketchum Goes Out Alone
August 16, 1899 Camped in a cave, two miles south of Folsom, New Mexico, Tom Ketchum waits until dark, then mounts up He leads a pack horse carrying...
Staycations & Vacations
This past winter, when I finally made my way to Mystery Castle at 800 E. Mineral Road in Phoenix, Arizona, I was glad to hear I was not the only...
Alaska’s Quiet Gold Rush
He said his name was Tommy. In his 60s, he had driven his compact pickup truck from Mississippi all the way to Alaska. Arriving in Homer, he spent...
Wagon Train Rediscovers America
The discovery of gold in 1874 by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s expedition ignited a stampede. Mining camps sprang up in the Dakota Territory’s...
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Oregon
“A lazy person should never think about going to Oregon,” wrote Elizabeth Wood, in her diary entry for August 3, 1851. Elizabeth was traveling on...